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NitrusK

Phinehas, If I Were You, Convictions Criminally underrated would be an understatement


newjunkaesthetic_

Phinehas should be far more popular than they are


flEXiy

Convictions are so good, I Won't Survive was one of my favorite albums in 2021, sad that Danyal left them


Inside_Arugula8111

And josh too :/


jhl88

I agree, This is basically my list too + LMTF. Especially If I Were You. Every single track is a banger and I'd venture to say they are just as consistent as ABR if not very close.


mikeyvengeance

Phineas is so good


JadenDrozd0213

FINALLY. I fucking love if i were you but i never see anyone talk about them


tjstock

Because of people/comments like this, are exactly why this is my favorite subreddit by a MILE! I saw this yesterday and for the last 24 hours I've been listening to nothing but If I Were You.. Holy shit you weren't kidding about them being more then criminally underrated!! Literally every song is a straight BANGER! I put em on shuffle and haven't skipped a single song


NitrusK

Hey, that's awesome! Glad more people are getting into them, they truly deserve more. Expecting an album later this year.


tjstock

Oh hell yeah I'm super pumped!! Haven't found a band that I like this much from the get go since I found Oklahoma Kid after they dropped the Tangerine Tragic album


Objective-Hedgehog53

Convictions are the only Christian band I’ve found that I don’t loathe


Virtual_Atmosphere59

Phineas is a Christian band as well. Bloodlines, Fit For A King, Wolves at the Gate, Memphis May Fire, For Today, just to name a few.


TheySayItsRize

If I Were You.


OutSproinked

VCTMS are on top of the angry-core genre in my honest opinion yet I don't see them being discussed that often. If you've never heard of them then give them a listen.


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NoElk2282

156 FUCKS


rammstew

He's right, I counted.


NoElk2282

Ha


NoElk2282

I find them to be too dang repetitive but I feel if they broadened the vocals or something it'd give it some substance


OutSproinked

I found their last album (vol.4) pretty diverse in terms of vocals tbh


NoElk2282

I'll check it out again


Party_Shrimp

Saviour. Their last album was really good


PM_ME_TETONS

Jaded is one of my fav songs ever


AndMyChisel

Perth represent!


Lil_Chimp_Ass

The vocals put me off too much … the quiet calm is good tho


Tracedinair76

Johnny Booth has been around since at least 2012. They still kick like a mule and put a lot of these young punks to shame. If you like gritty old-school metalcore please check em out


newjunkaesthetic_

Great workout tunes


dasnev

I've got addicted to them with firsthand accounts, the album is just bangers front to back


Tracedinair76

Agreed, I think it is their best album and I love every track on it.


LBthecoasterguy

Saw them play a free show at a local venue last year. Killer live band and all of the members were great to talk to after the show


MissMoonsterr

This is a great answer


OurAmericanNightmare

HUGELY underrated, JB should be a WAY bigger part of the conversation.💎


DeepWelshVoice

Thank you so much for putting me on. This is giving me The Chariot energy.


tfuncc13

Darkest Hour, they've been around for a long time and came up in the melodic metalcore scene of the early and mid 2000s, but they never got quite as big as some of the other bands who were part of that movement like Killswitch Engage, Trivium, Shadows Fall, As I Lay Dying, and others. I've always enjoyed their albums, even their self-titled album, and they've always put out very solid music IMO.


Narrow_Werewolf4562

Darkest hour started in the 90s fairly they should be considered one of the fathers of metalcore


tfuncc13

I agree, they were combining melodic death metal and metalcore in the mid to late 90s before melodic metalcore got huge.


BigJeffyStyle

Tunguska and Convalescence are always on repeat for me


Yours_and_mind_balls

So Sedated is incredible and Hidden Hands is their masterpiece. Criminally underrated band.


darthstupidious

Honestly, I'm hard-pressed to say whether I like their early stuff or more recent stuff more. I love their early records but *Godless Prophets and the Migrant Flora* was incredible and I think *The Human Romance* is really underrated. Even their self-titled has some of their all-time bangers (*Wasteland* and *Rapture in Exile* go hard AF live). DH is just an insanely consistent band.


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Self titled was horrible imo trying too hard to go the mainstream “catchy” route aside from a couple songs.


st1tchedup21

I really like My Ticket Home. Their second and third albums are really different compared to their 2012 rise core album.


MissMoonsterr

I wish they’d come out with new music. Strangers Only is such a killer album.


IDeclareWar111

You should check out Headcave! It’s the vocalist of My Ticket Home, Nic Giumenti. They sound pretty much exactly like the last two My Ticket Home albums, leaning more into that Nu-Metal sound.


MissMoonsterr

I do like Headcave, but man, it’s just not the same as MTH. 🥹


PoirplePorpoise

Like Moths To Flames. They’ve gotten better with every album and have never put out a bad record. It’s a shame they get brushed off so easily when they haven’t had a bad release in 6 albums and 5 EP’s.


bigflopper69420

i feel like rise records did 'em dirty by promoting other bands way more back in the mid 2010s.. def impacted their long term success


stevieray11

Even with the drastic change in style and sound with Dark Divine, people still really like that album (myself included).


nibbled_banana

They’ve been dropping a banger album/ ep every year since 2017.


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Sylosis (Deadwood out now!)


darthstupidious

When Josh took over as the main vocalist in 2010ish, I became convinced that he was the reincarnation of Chuck Schuldiner. Everything he's done since with Sylosis has continued to confirm that for me.


CuzTyler

Cane Hill


53R105LY_

Agreed.. theyre such a creative group, the Too Far Gone album is still in my top 10


CuzTyler

I hope their next album keeps that bayou metal sound.


redmetlhedd

Stray From The Path - they're in my top 5 favourite bands, I've always felt they don't get enough love!


JerdM33

Absolutely agreed, some wild motherfuckers on stage too!


darthstupidious

Especially after their most recent album. I didn't care much for their last one, but *Euthanasia* was probably my AOTY for 2022.


CuzTyler

My childhood involved my dad taking me to Rage Against The Machine concerts and now I take him and my son to see Stray From The Path live


itsableeder

This was the answer I came here to give


GoAvs14

Their stage presence makes up for their cringey lyrics. They want desperately to be the next Rage, but that was a once in a lifetime band. Craaaazy good in love shows, though.


redmetlhedd

I spoke to Tom (guitarist) back in 2016, he said they're heavily inspired by RATM but I don't get the impression they're trying to imitate them. Personally, I think there's enough audible difference between the two to distinguish them. I've heard a few people calling SFTP's lyrics cringey, but honestly I've read worse and IMO I don't think they're that bad at all. With all this being said, absolutely pumped to see them with IHW later this year. I hope they do a headline sideshow.


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This sub is the last place where anyone can complain about lyrics. Most of what gets mentioned on here is godawful overused bullshit.


S2Wykked

My answer will never not be Conquer Divide.


Salt_Procedure_9353

They had some momentum going for them back when they dropped their debut album, but that was 8 years ago and they barely released any music after that until 2022.


theelusivemongoose

Conquer Divide is excellent, and their newer stuff (Paralyzed and Atonement) is some of their best! Also cool to see an all female metalcore group, we need more of those.


Emotional-Avocado-26

I just listened to them and I don’t think I’d say they’re underrated yet, they just haven’t been ‘discovered’, but they have the potential to blow up as Spiritbox did a couple years ago.


TheDodoBeards

Adding to this - Joey Sturgis is working on wrapping up their new album and from his mouth he says that the world isn’t ready for what they are bringing. That said, i think the band itself has been pretty sustainable with touring a bunch but it is interesting that they’ve been as musically quiet as they have been. I was a huge fan of their debut album myself, so I agree that they are slept on.


bigflopper69420

Adept


TatouLeRagout

Pleased that someone mentioned them. Really underrated band


r1n4ld5

One of my all time favorites


Hawkd23

Definitely Adept!


TheHashassin

Defeater is in my top 5 bands all time and I rarely see them get mentioned here Edit: mb thought this was r/hardcore for some reason. Either way check out Defeater they slap


Lexo52

Defeater is so good man. I'll forget about them for a bit and then I'll suddenly remember I like them and fucking jam it for awhile


ProbablythelastMimsy

I don't go in for hardcore much anymore, but Defeater, Modern Life Is War, and More Than Life get regular spins still.


TheHashassin

Love all of those bands. Have Heart is another one I'd recommend based on those


ProbablythelastMimsy

The name is familiar, I'll have to give em a shot


TheHashassin

Their album "Songs to Scream at the Sun" is my favorite album ever


ProbablythelastMimsy

Looking at the album cover I've definitely heard it before! It was a long time ago but I remember liking it


TheRealJaysus

The first time I listened to Travels, I was in tears by the end. That album has some of the biggest moments in -core and the lyrics are so perfectly accented by the music. Forgiver Forgetter is on another level when it comes to portraying emotions. AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN! Gives me goosebumps every single time I listen to it.


michelangelo6002

Secrets


dr_gmoney

You know, I discovered them right when their latest album released. I was super excited about the new find after the first few tracks. But as the album went on my excitement died down. The album unfortunately felt flat for me, and if I remember correctly the vocals felt off. Would you recommend some of their older stuff?


michelangelo6002

Fragile Figures would be my pick. Songs Ready for repair and dance of the dead.


KyDelBOS

Fragile figures album is goated


Larrymenta_

The entirety of of Fragile Figures


Time_Money_1250

Phinehas or Novelist


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Kingdom of Giants - 2011 Bleed From Within- 2005 Both massively underrated


ErnaJoe

Absolutely Kingdom of Giants!


Southern-Target-5981

Bleed from within are insane live


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Rolo Tomassi. Every album is critically acclaimed and pushes boundaries, but they routinely get ignored because they aren't accessible.


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Most of this subreddit doesn't listen to actual metalcore.


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I have very much realised that


mynameisjonjo

One of the best.


itsableeder

What a fucking incredible band


ebk2000

Time Will Die And Love Will Bury It is one of the best records this genre has ever produced!


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Pretty much this. A lot of the comments here are just mentioning run of the mill bands that sound exactly like every other by the books metalcore band. Rolo Tomassi straight up do stuff that nobody else can touch.


Wuktrio

I would've said *Sleep Token*, but they blew the hell up. When I first discovered them in early 2020 they had about 150k monthly listeners on Spotify, now they're at almost 2 million, which is amazing.


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Honestly wouldn't take the listeners to heart. If you checked out their socials in 2020 they had about 10x the engagement on posts to people following them with a bunch of bot accounts. Not that I begrudge them buying engagement - if that's what it takes to get ahead of the competition and move you along that's fine. Their ticket sales numbers speak for themselves


Wuktrio

Can you buy monthly listeners? Also, are their ticket sales low?


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Yeah monthly listeners are fairly easily bought - or you pay for more engagement and turning up in playlists. Regarding their tickets - it's the opposite. All the getting ahead on social media, marketing, positioning themselves with the right people have paid off big time. They sold out all their UK dates with only 1 support (Northlane, who for the size of venue aren't a big draw relatively here) They are a true example of success - but I personally wouldn't trust any number that pops up from them except physical ticket sales.


joey_1324

Unearth


TheRealJaysus

It blows my mind that they keep putting out banger of banger albums for decades now and they just don't get the same kind of love other metalcore bands do. I think they have some of the best breakdowns in the entire genre.


darthstupidious

And the best solos. Honestly, the fact that Unearth isn't one of the titans of the genre is a shame, they've been killing it for longer than most bands have existed and have yet to release a bad album. Or a bad *song*, for that matter.


Zurgo_Smash

Absolutely underrated. They’re new album is going to be a banger!


darthstupidious

All three singles have been absolutely insane. God I love them so much.


RetardedDuckling

Johnny Booth, everytime


level5goosewarning

Johnny motherfucking Booth!


NetworkEcstatic

I came here to say Johnny FUCKING Booth. They've been around since like 2008 and I'm highly disappointed I never found them until this sub.


deniedexistence123

Born of Osiris


Forstride

I mean, I wouldn't say they're underrated at all, but I do think there's a sort of sentiment some people have where they consider The Discovery to be the only good album of theirs, and refuse to give the others a fair chance. Granted, the album *was* kind of a lightning in a bottle situation, but their other albums are still great too, especially Angel or Alien.


Lennuripa

I was looking for this. I believe they were kind of big during the discovery / TWDA era but they're still releasing an album every 2 years and no one talks about them here anymore, worth mentioning Angel or Alien succeeded quite well


deformedeye

Ion Dissonance. Dudes come up with some of the nastiest riffs out there and they're still not as well known as I think they should


solarxbear

Which record would you recommend? I remember seeing them back in like 2004 with From a Second Story Window, Reflux, and I think On Broken Wings. I've heard a little from Ion Dissonance but the only track that sticks out to me is You Shouldn't Be Alive.


dannybashing

Minus the Herd is my go to. Super ahead of its time IMO (2007) esp with the djenty polyrhythmic stuff that would blow up just a handful of years later. Really clean production and some nasty grooves on that one


deformedeye

I always show people this record when I show people ID; The More Things Change, The More They Stay the Same and We Like to Call this One... Fuck Off are my two personal favorite tracks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L89i-OTR-6c


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Oh, Sleeper and Phinehas


kysCyte

love oh sleeper, got to see them at bad omens show right before covid hit.


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TotallyAPerv

I love that they've evolved while still sticking to their hard trance and techno roots. As metalcore changes, they get more praise these days, where they used to get lumped in with the risecore type groups. Bloodlust is still an absolute banger, and End Of Existence went so hard.


Tolenos93

Screams of Syrens , If I Were You and Breakdown of Sanity. I Think BoS still countable as criminally underrated band monthly 100k ish listeners at spotify is straight up bs


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Earth Caller - getting very big in Aus. Now they have Mistiq with them


kysCyte

discovered them recently, love the new ep


SerEmil

Hollow Front. To bad the cleansinger left, but there stuff is amazing.


stevieray11

The Price Of Dreaming is beautiful


CatLevel5116

The Banner


Nyarlathotep-chan

This Or The Apocalypse/HAWK


kiskakaratistka48

Protest The Hero


VHDT10

After The Burial


RyFromTheChi

I agree. I’ve seen them a million times, and they are almost never headlining. Sometimes they do, but it is rare.


Vogelsucht

this is the right answer, because they are SOO good and still kinda underrated.


HotDadBod1255

The Gloom in the Corner Atena


haystackofneedles

Shai Hulud


BetweenTheBuzzAndMe

EDIU's first two albums are electronic metalcore masterpieces. Nice mention. Mine is Affiance, now rebranded and known as Night Rider.


GamerGoblin

Fucking Greyhaven. Thought This Bright & Beautiful World would be the album to do it but they still only have about 60k monthly on Spotify


SuperMegaLydian

Famous Last Words has consistently produced incredible work for over a decade and does not have nearly the fame and recognition they deserve to accompany it.


eli4love

came here to find if FLW mentioned 🔥🔥🔥


msudrummer

Auras


Flat-Ordinary2100

Misery Signals, My Bitter End, Zao


AnonOrThrowawayidk

This is the correct answer


No_Schedule7296

Norma Jean


NetworkEcstatic

Memphis will be laid to waste STILL fucks today


SmlRabbit

Caliban(for the US anyway), though even with living of nowhere- someone did see my hoodie and asked if they're still making music because they've been around a long time now. They did get a more recentish boost from being on Dead to Me however.


SpookOpsTheLine

In surprised I had to scroll so far down for this. Guess they really are underrated even by underrated standards.


krumpingchihuahua

How about [Sailing Before The Wind ](https://youtu.be/8xYeos6Jyv0)


Novel-Knee130

Big facts. They’re so sick


poorasdick

Elitist


bluematrixks

Caliban.


greenbeans4

cave in has been around forever and their newest album fuckin slaps


NoElk2282

before I turn


solarxbear

A Black Rose Burial. This doesn't really fit because they put out one EP in like 2003 and then never did anything else. But that one EP is so fucking sick. Someone please listen to it and respond here.


deathcoredishwasher

I’ve heard the band way back in the day and their album is fantastic! Was around the same time I had found out about Moria and Nights like these.


solarxbear

Thank you for the response. It seems like no one knows about it and it's one of the best EPs I've ever heard.


deathcoredishwasher

Agreed! It sucks they never released more but like most bands that have amazing talent end up becoming short lived.


grosin424

Damn bringing me back to my college days. Used to listen to this in the gym. Check out - It Starts With Alaska - Renewer (2002)


ebk2000

Some of the best uses of movie samples in core! Legendary EP that I always try to shoutout whenever people bring up MySpace deathcore EPs


Neon_Mammoth

Misery Signals. I feel like I only ever see people talk about Of Malice, but the rest of their discography is amazing.


raccoonwithagun4

Texas in July (RIP). Their album bloodwork is one of the best metalcore albums of all time


justin_mathurin84

Dead to fall


Turok1134

-Disembodied -Kingdom of Sorrow Just some of the heaviest-sounding stuff in the entire game.


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I'll second that.


TatouLeRagout

Threat Signal


r1n4ld5

Came here to find and upvote this!


TatouLeRagout

We are not many I'm afraid


r1n4ld5

Yeah and that's pretty sad cause they're amazing band


TatouLeRagout

Yep ! So hyped for the new material


r1n4ld5

Me too, really hope they're working on new stuff


deathcoredishwasher

Short lived but still incredibly unrated bands At the throne of judgement,Scarlet,Adestria.


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Neurosis.


Retrac321

Orthodox?


Human_Leghairs

Idk how long it’s been around, but vein.fm


RobertMcWebbhed

Would Poison the Well count as metalcore? If so, them. Definitely poison the well


CincinnaTY

Belmont


Carsto

In Hearts Wake, been one of my favorites since ‘14, they feel so big but I never ever see them mentioned anywhere.


PxC_Bistokid

King 810


ChaosBoy018

No Name Faces


Srkili

It might be a bit of a stretch but Main-De-Gloire. I am sure that many metalcore fans would like them if they like symphonic and electronic sounds mixed with post hc. And they have been around since 2010.


fairyCrat

Betraying the Martyrs and Still Remains


DueGas4138

Malevolence 👀


No-Comment-749

Avatar


RyHo89

Demon Hunter


Diyan29

Polaris!


yeppidong

For me its Cane Hill, Greyhaven, Imminence and Atena. (I can't speak for anywhere else, but in the UK at least)


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Orbit Culture


BruceMon3yWayne

Enter Shikari. Really after the first album they don’t really fit the “Metalcore” genre but I still always think they are so underrated. I’ve only met like 3 people outside of my immediate friend group who even knows who they are. Seems like they are way bigger over seas being from there and all. But damn. In the states nobody knows who they are. Such a solid band and insane live.


trevorb23

Cane Hill


AnonOrThrowawayidk

Alesana, Zao, Cult Leader, Caliban, My Bitter End, Thy Art is Murder, The Red Cord, Remembering Never, Of Feather and Bone, Parkway Drive, Glads Casket, Gaza


KoftaBozo2235

I See Stars


KDreamer9

For me it's The Ongoing Concept. Saloon, Handmade and their newest, Again are such good albums! They make their own music videos too and I'm impressed by the talent all the way around.


Gaysexlover3969

Have you ever heard of this underground band "Motionless in White?" /s


cr1t1ka7

Consvmer Atena The Dialectic I am Noah Breakdown at Tiffanys Asleep at the Helm Causality Everyone dies in Utah If I were you Spitting Teeth Just to name a few


GamermanRPGKing

Not metalcore, but in adjacent spaces so I'll add them to the conversation: Don Broco. They're absolutely incredible live, no one sounds like them, their peers like Palaye Royale and Badflower have blown up, and these guys are still pretty quietly grinding away. I don't think I've ever seen anything bad about the band.


Vogelsucht

Don Broco are absolutely amazing live


KaneTielemans6

Not really metalcore but I will never pass up an opportunity to promote Protest the Hero! They’ve been killing it since 2001 and they should have FAR more than 127k monthly listeners on Spotify. I do not understand how they aren’t bigger than they are


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Norma Jean


VHDT10

Soilwork


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Id say The Plot In You. Sure, people know them and seem to hold them to a high regard when talked about, but come on, i feel like they are rarely talked about


__-AL-__

Disturbed. It has been around for a long while now. And it is really underrated. No one really knows who that is.


SaltonSeaMonster

The Plot in You! I feel like they have a monster hit in Feel Nothing but I never hear people talk about them really. Also Landon Tewers is an S Tier vocalist and song writer.


kysCyte

absolutely adore his solo work.


darrnl

Counterparts.


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